Stress Reaction Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Pilot Study of the Effects of Interactions With Therapy Dogs on Child Stress Responsivity
Verified date | May 2024 |
Source | University of Chicago |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The objective of this study is to apply a rigorous experimental design to test whether children's interactions with therapy dogs increase immediate prosocial behavior and reduce immediate biological response to stress.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 188 |
Est. completion date | January 31, 2022 |
Est. primary completion date | January 31, 2022 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 8 Years to 12 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Children between the ages of 8-12 years old Exclusion Criteria: - Limited comprehension of English - Severe neurological, medical, or psychiatric illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia, psychosis) - Severe asthma or animal allergies - Animal phobias - Use of medications that affect cortisol |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago | Illinois |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Chicago | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Mean Level and Change in Salivary Oxytocin (pending additional funds) | Salivary oxytocin will be measured repeatedly during the study visit. | Assessed immediately before and after each intervention. | |
Primary | Mean level and Change in Salivary cortisol | Salivary cortisol will be collected 7 times during the study visit. | Measured at baseline and over a 45 minute period before and after the psychosocial stress test | |
Primary | Mean level Prosocial behavior assessed with the Zurich prosocial game | During the study visit prosocial behavior is assessed through total number of helping behaviors recorded during the Zurich prosocial game. | Assessed after the 2nd intervention. | |
Primary | Mean level Behavioral carefulness assessed with the children's game, Operation | During the study visit, participants will play the game Operation. Behavioral carefulness metrics include number of errors and total time to complete the task. | Assessed after the 2nd intervention. | |
Secondary | Mean level and Change in Psychological Well Being assessed by the Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C) | The PANAS-C will be administered repeatedly during the study visit. | Measured at the beginning of the study visit and before and after each intervention. | |
Secondary | Mean level and Change in galvanic skin response measured with the E4 wristband | Participants will wear an E4 wristband during the study visit that records continuous physiological markers of stress. | Assessed during both interventions and during the psychosocial stress test. | |
Secondary | Mean level and Change in heart rate measured with the E4 wristband | Participants will wear an E4 wristband during the study visit that records continuous physiological markers of stress. | Assessed during both interventions and during the psychosocial stress test. |
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